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Voluntary Contributions to Informal Activities Producing Public Goods: Can These be Induced by Government and Other Formal Sector Agents?: Some Evidence from Indonesian Posyandus

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  • Jeffrey B. Nugent
  • Shailender Swaminathan

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This study attempts to determine the extent to which human potential may be unlocked by government or other formal sector actions that induce voluntary contributions by individuals to the activities of Indonesia's posyandus or village health posts. Posyandus have been an important feature of Indonesia's public health system and have contributed substantially to the country's success in lowering infant and child mortality rates at low cost.

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  • Jeffrey B. Nugent & Shailender Swaminathan, 2005. "Voluntary Contributions to Informal Activities Producing Public Goods: Can These be Induced by Government and Other Formal Sector Agents?: Some Evidence from Indonesian Posyandus," WIDER Working Paper Series RP2005-19, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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